TPSRM: What It Is — And Why It Matters

This piece argues that traditional third-party risk frameworks (TPRM/TPCRM) miss software-level threats exposed by supply chain compromises (e.g., SolarWinds, MOVEit, 3CX) and introduces TPSRM to directly inspect binaries, containers, and dependencies. It recommends operationalizing TPSRM with tooling such as Spectra Assure to automate analysis, verify provenance, generate SBOMs, detect malware/tampering/vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor software to meet emerging regulations.